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Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
presented to presented by
Prioritization Process and Measures
Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board
Tom Harrington
September 19, 2016
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HB 1359 - Transit Capital Prioritization
Project-specific prioritization for both state-of-good repair and expansion transit asset needs based on an objective and quantifiable analysis
For new or expansion transit projects, the following factors should be considered relative to the cost of the project:
» congestion mitigation
» economic development
» accessibility
» safety
» environmental quality
» land use
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Project Type Categories
• Rehabilitation and replacement projects such as purchase of replacement vehicles, facilities, shelters, fare payment, etc.
State of Good Repair
• Expansion vehicles (bus, vans, and service vehicles)
• Significant new facilities and upgrades such as construction of second elevators, station entrances, and parking garages
Capacity Expansion/
Enhancement
• Examples: Virginia Beach Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension; Richmond Bus Rapid Transit (BRT); Norfolk Naval Station Transit Extension; Route 1 BRT in Fairfax County; and Bus Construction Admin/Maintenance Facility in Lynchburg
System Expansion/ Extension
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Cost Effectiveness Score
Process Framework
Project Submittal
Project Type
SGR Expansion/Enhance
Cost Effectiveness Score
Technical Score
Weighting Weighting
Technical Score
SGR Ranking
Project Cost State/Local
Match
Expansion/Enhance Ranking
Expansion/Enhance Criteria SGR Criteria
Project Cost State/Local
Match
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Potential Measures
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Criteria Objectives
• Maintain the state of good repair of transit assets Asset Condition
• Improve transit system reliability and perceived quality of service by minimizing asset failures and delays, and maximizing asset availability and use
Service Quality/Reliability
• Reduce delay, improve transportation system reliability, and encourage transit use Congestion Mitigation
• Support existing economies and enhance opportunity for economic development Economic Development
• Enhance worker and overall household access to jobs and other opportunities and provide multiple and connected modal choices
Accessibility
• Address multimodal safety concerns and improve transit safety and security Safety
• Reduce emissions and energy consumption by providing modal choices, and minimize natural resource impacts
Environmental Quality
• Improve consistency of the connection between local comprehensive plans and land use policies with transit investments
Land Use
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Criteria by Project Types
Criteria/Factor SGR Expansion/
Enhancement
Asset Condition ●
Service Quality/
Reliability
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Congestion Mitigation ●
Economic Development ●
Accessibility ●
Safety ● ●
Environmental Quality ●
Land Use ●
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Selecting Appropriate Measures
Data availability
Complexity
Quantitative (vs. qualitative)
Relevance to transit projects
Consistency with FTA or Smart Scale evaluations
Advantages
Limitations
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Potential Measures by Factor Area
• Asset age
• Condition rating Asset Condition
• Mean distance between failures
• Revenue hours per vehicle
Service Quality/Reliability
• New transit trips
• Project support for ridership/usage
Congestion Mitigation
• Project support for economic development
• Benefit to economic/activity centers
Economic Development
• Access to jobs
• Access to jobs by disadvantaged persons
• Transit travel time improvements and/or increased service frequencies
Accessibility
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Potential Measures by Factor Area
• Potential safety impact Safety
• Air quality and energy environmental effect
• Impact to natural and cultural resources
Environmental Quality
• Land use policy consistency Land Use
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Prioritization - Next Steps
September-November:
» Finalize list of potential prioritization criteria and measures
» Define evaluation methodology for measures
» Develop methodology for weighting and scoring of measures
December: Update to CTB on draft concepts
January-March: Demonstrate application of criteria to example implementation scenarios
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Appendices
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Asset Condition Measures
Measure
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Age* H L Y Y FTA
Condition rating* M M Y Y FTA
Asset availability M M Y Y
Life cycle costs L H Y Y
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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FTA Transit Asset Management Requirements
Asset Class Proposed TAM Performance Measures
Equipment- (non-revenue)
service vehicles.
Percentage of non-revenue, support-service and
maintenance vehicles that have met or exceeded their useful
life benchmark (ULB). [§625.43 (a)]
Rolling Stock Percentage of revenue vehicles within a particular asset
class that have either met or exceeded their ULB. [§625.43
(b)]
Infrastructure-rail fixed-
guideway track, signals, and
systems
Percentage of track segments, signal, and systems with
performance restrictions. [§625.43 (c)]
Facilities Percentage of facilities within an asset class, rated below
condition 3 on the TERM scale. [§625.43 (d)]
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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Service Quality/Reliability Measures
Measure
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Missed trips due to mechanical failure M H Y Y
Mean distance between failures* H M Y Y
Minutes of delay L H Y Y
Revenue hours per vehicle* H L Y Y
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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Congestion Mitigation Measures
Measure
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New Transit trips* M H Y Y FTA
Capacity increase H M Y Y
Person throughput M H Y Y SS
Person hours of delay M H Y N SS
Project support for ridership/usage* H L N Y
Demand management H L N N
Existing congestion in corridor M M Y Y
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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Economic Development Measures
Measure
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Potential impact of transit project on
regional development M M N Y
FTA
Changes in regional workforce access to
transit H M Y Y
FTA
Project support for economic development* M M N Y SS
Jobs created (TREDIS estimate) L H Y N
Benefit to economic/activity centers* H L N Y
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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Accessibility Measures Measure
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Access to jobs (Smart Scale approach) M H Y Y SS
Access to jobs of disadvantaged persons
(Smart Scale approach) M H Y Y
SS
Access to jobs (simplified approach)* H M Y Y
Access to job of disadvantaged persons
(simplified approach)* H M Y Y
Transit travel time improvements and/or
increased service frequencies* M H Y Y
Annual trips (with credit applied for transit
dependent trips) M M Y Y
FTA
Access to multimodal choices H L N Y SS
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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Safety Measures
Measure
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Accident and fatality rates (FTA approach) M H Y N FTA
Number of fatal and injury crashes M H Y N SS
Rate of fatal and injury crashes M H Y N SS
Potential safety impact* H L N Y
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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Environmental Quality Measures
Measure
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Air quality impacts L H Y Y FTA
Greenhouse gas emission impacts L H Y Y FTA
Energy use impacts L H Y Y FTA
Air quality and energy environmental effect* H L N Y SS
Impact to natural and cultural resources M M N Y SS
Impact to natural and cultural resources
(simplified)* H L N Y
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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Land Use Measures
Measure
Data
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Land use policy consistency* M M N Y SS
Transit oriented development in the corridor M L N Y
Station area development (employment and
population density) H M Y Y
FTA
Parking supply (costs and spaces/employee in
CBD) M M Y Y
FTA
Affordable housing M H Y Y FTA
Activity density M M Y Y SS
Project connection to activity centers/UDAs H L N Y
FTA criteria for economic development M M N Y FTA
* indicates measures recommended for further consideration
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